Conservation Of Nature

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The global community has realized the value of biological diversity in the last quarter of 20th Century more than ever before for the sustainability of life on earth. Biological diversity is also understood as a source of food, good health and its indispensability for human development. The pace of destruction of biological diversity due to different anthropogenic reasons and rapid advancements in bio-prospecting has triggered countless concerns amongst the global leaders and policy makers. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was negotiated at a time when the species loss, pollution levels and climatic changes were reported to be alarmingly high, when biotechnology was demonstrating its new possibilities and when biopiracy had become…show more content…
Principles 2, 4 and 6 of the Stockholm Declaration, 1972 included provisions for safeguarding flora and fauna and preserving natural ecosystems. The World Conservation Strategy 1980, a joint effort of the IUCN, UNEP, WWF for Nature and UNESCO strives to motivate the people, change their behavior and attitudes towards conserving nature. The World Charter for Nature, 1982 advocated that conservation of nature should be an integral part of planning and implementation of social and economic developmental activities. The Rio Declaration 1992 and the Agenda 21 had come out with detailed provisions and strategies to protect flora, fauna and ecosystems of the world. Subsequently, consistent efforts have been made at the international level such as the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation 2002, the Millennium Development Goals 2010, the Future We Want of Rio+20, to protect biological diversity at the global and national levels. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the latest addition in this direction to consolidate the ongoing works to conserve…show more content…
India has ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing and the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress under the CBD and many changes are required in the domestic regulatory frameworks to meet the legal obligations created under these Protocols. Against this background, this chapter examines the effectiveness of existing domestic regulatory mechanisms and the options available to India in implementing the CBD and its
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